US EditionTransat pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, causing some flight suspensions by Monday
Air Transat pilots voted 99% in favor of strike; airline plans phased cancellations starting Monday to prevent passengers and crew from being stranded abroad.
- On Sunday, the Air Line Pilots Association, International filed a 72-hour strike notice that could lead to pilots striking within days, potentially midweek.
- Negotiations began in January and pilots seek industry-standard pay, benefits, work rules and stronger job security to replace the pilots' 2015 collective agreement.
- Pilots voted overwhelmingly, with the ALPA strike mandate representing 750 Air Transat pilots; Capt. Bradley Small said that "there is still time to avoid a strike".
- Transat A.T. Inc. says it is working around the clock to reach a deal with pilots but warned flights will be gradually suspended starting Monday, the airline's public statement reported Dec. 7, 2025.
- Earlier this week, with authority granted by pilots, the union representing them, likely ALPA, announced plans to strike Wednesday morning after nearly a year of negotiations.
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Air Transat poised to start suspending flights as strike deadline looms
MONTREAL — Air Transat passengers face the prospect of flight suspensions this week as the leisure airline prepares to wind down operations ahead of a Wednesday strike deadline from pilots. Travel company Transat A.T. Inc.
Measures have been put in place by Air Transat to help its customers in anticipation of a possible strike by the pilots on Wednesday.
Waterloo Chronicle
Air Transat begins grounding flights after pilots’ union issues strike notice. What Canadian passengers need to know
The pilots, represented by Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), can begin striking Wednesday, Dec. 10. The airline is winding down operations before then.
Pierre Karl Péladeau, shareholder of Air Transat, proposes to mediate between the pilots and the management.
Air Transat Pilots Issue Strike Notice, Causing Flight Suspensions
The union representing Air Transat pilots has issued a 72-hour strike notice, saying that the pilots intend to go on strike on the morning of Dec. 10 unless progress is made at the bargaining table. The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), which represents Air Transat’s 700 pilots, says the strike could begin as early as 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The union says it filed the strike notice after failing to find common ground w…
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